Hi,

I wonder if you could just buy another MC200 and use it as a 'store' while retaining your original unit as "Core & Store". I haven't tried this but i think it works with some of the older C10/ C15 units, so someone may have done this.

I went with Roon when Sooloos lost access to Tidal and MQA material, but I still run my Sooloos system in 'parallel' with Roon.

I like the simplicity of Sooloos and run a MD600* (two 3Tb drives) with a MS600 in my main system (for Trifield) and a number of MS200's around the house for secondary systems. My MD600 has generally been pretty reliable although I had to have the power supply replaced (the same problem as G series kit) by Mr TechGuy.

MQA playback (Roon Lifetime + Tidal Subscription) is via a MC200 converted to a Roon 'core'. Network input is via a 218 between the G65 and the DSP5200SE L/R pair. My Roon Library is based on a Sooloos 'export' to a 3Tb portable drive (+backup to a 4TB SSD) with new CD material ripped on a M1 Mac Mini.

I tend to investigate 'new' material via Roon and I purchase things I like on CD. These then get ripped to Sooloos and to my Roon Library.

Yes, I appreciate there is a 'cost' associated with Roon/Tidal.

* Forgot to mention that the MD600 can be a bit noisy, so isn't something that can live in the listening area.

Brian

Last edited by bxd; 2024-01-03 09:50. Reason: addition
Main: G65, MD600 Sooloos, MC200 Roon Core, MS600, 210, 218, UHD722, DSP5200SE, DSP5200HCSE, M6 & DSW.2
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Other: DSP5000 (96/24v1), DSP3300.